Hat-fastener.



E. T. MILLER.

HAT PASTBNER.

APPLIOATION FILED SBPT.1, 1011.

1 073 501 Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

WITNESSES INVEIVTOR 5w TMALER 7 ATTORNEYS COLUMBIA vuwoalurn co.,WASHINGTON, D. c.

EMMA T. MILLER, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application filed September 1, 1911. Serial No. 647,139.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EMMA T. TVIILLER, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Antonio, in thecounty of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and ImprovedHat-Fastener, o f which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to hat fasteners, and it consists 1n thecombinations, constructions and arrangements herein described andclaimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a simple device by means ofwhich a hat may be securely held to the head of the wearer,

and which may be readily removed from the head without cntangling withthe hair.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will securely rctaln the hat in position, and which willbe removed from sight.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming partofthis application in which similar reference char showing the fasteningmeans; F 1g. 3 is a view of the pin and sheath, a portion of the latterbeing shown in section; Fig. 4

is a section along the line .l.- l of Fig. 3; Flg. 5 1s a perspectivevlew of the slotted plate or eyelet; Fig. 6 shows a modified form ofsprang; and Flg. 7 shows the normal shape of the pin before it is placedin the sheath.

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown therein a hat 1 having abrim 2. On each side of the crown is an opening or slot 3 above which isa plate 4 having an opening 4 which registers with the opening 3 in thebrim. One form of the plate or eyelet 4: is shown in Fig. 5, and isprovided with prongs at which may be passed through the brim and turnedunder so as to secure the plate in position.

The pin or main retaining member is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. As will beseen from the drawings, it consists of a thin, :llat elastic spring bodyportion 5 having at one end a slight enlargement 5 terminating in apoint 5 The enlargement 5 is rounded at 5 to prevent entanglement withthe hair. The opposite end of the pin is bent at 5 (see Fig. 1), and isprovided with a head 6. The pin thus described is normally bent in themanner shown in Fig. 7, the lower end of the device being straight.

The guide sheath for the pin is shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. It consistsof a slightly curved tube 7 of rectangular shape shown in Fig. 4. Thecurvature of the sheath is designed to permit the sheath to lit closelyto the head of the wearer. One end of the sheath is provided with aflange 7, and the opposite end is slightly reduced so as to prevent thewithdrawal of the pin -from the sheath by the engagement of the enlargedportion 5 with the end of the sheath, the idea being to use the sheathand the pin together.

A spiral spring 8 is secured to the pin near the bend 5. The purpose ofthe spring will be explained later.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may "be readily understood. After the hat is placed onthe head, the guide sheath 7 bearing'thc pin 5 is inserted in the slotand passed downwardly through the brim in a backward direction aroundthe head under the hair, care being taken to keep the pin well appliedto the scalp. This can be regulated by pushing in both pin and sheathtogether and then pushing the pin tl'irough the sheath after the sheathhas passed about hall of its length through the slot until the pincurves around the back part of the head, and then pushing in theremainder of the sheath and the pin. The sheath and the pin will takethe positions indicated in l ig. 2, the pin lying close to .the headunderneath the hair. The spring 8 is designed to take up any slack inthe pin.

It will be soon that the two pins automatb cally clasp the head, andthis is why my invention dill'crs from most of the hat tastencrs whichengage merely the hair and not the head.

In Fig. (3 I have shown a modified form of the spring. This consists ofa bow or leaf spring 8, the portion of the spring extending toward thefront being shorter than that extending toward the back, in order togive the pin a rearward inclination. Those s irings 8 and S are morenecessary in hats that are soft than in straw hats. In the former, itthere is any give to the hat, the slack is taken up by the spring, asexplained, so as to hold the pin close to the head. In unfastening thehat, the pin and its sheath may be removed simultaneously when the lowerpart of the pin will again resume the curved condition shown in Fig. 7It will be apparent that it is this tendency to curve which keeps thepin 5 close to the head of the wearer.

I claim 1. The combination with a hat, hafiig a brim, of a curvedelongated guide sheath passing through the brim on the side of thecrown, an elastic spring pin comprising a fiat curved band having anenlargement at one end and a head at the other, said spring pin passingthrough the sheath and adapted to automatically clasp the head 01 thewearer of the hat. 7 V

2. The combination with a hat, having a brim, of a curved elongatedguide sheath passing through the brim on the .side of the crowndownwardly and rearwardly close to the head of the wearer, an elasticspring pin comprising a fiat curved band having an enlargement at oneend and a head at the other, said spring pin passing through the sheathand adapted to automatically clasp the head of the wearer of the hat,and means carried by the spring pin for'taking up the slack in thespring pin.

3. The combination with a hat of a slightly curved elongated guidesheath, passing through a portion of the hat downwardly and rearwardlyclose to the head of the wearer, an elastic spring pin comprising aflat, curved band, having an enlargement at the lower end, and a head atthe'upper end, said elastic spring pin being slidably and unremovablymounted in sheath, and adapted to automatically clasp the head o1 thewearer of the hat.

4. The combination with a hat, of a slightly curved elongated guidesheath passing through a portion of the hat downwardly and rearwardly incontact with the head of the wearer, an elastic spring pin comprising afiat curved band having an enlargement at the lower end, and a head atthe other, said elastic spring pin being slidably and unremovablymounted in the said sheath, and adapted to automatically clasp the headthe said of the wearer of the hat, and spring means carried by theelastic spring pin for taking up the slack in the elastic spring pin.

The combination with a hat of a slightly curved sheath, passing througha portion of the hat, an elastic spring pin comprising a flat curvedband having an enlargement at the lower end, and a head at the otherend, said elastic spring pin being slidably and unremovably mounted inthe said sheath, and adapted to automatically clasp the head. of theywearer of the hat, and a coiled spring carried by the elastiespring pinfor taking up the slack in the elastic spring pin, and a slotted plateor eyelet fastened at the portion of the hat through which the pin is topass, and adapted to removably receive the said sheathed elastic springpin.

6. The combination with a hat having an eyelet, 01"? a curved sheatharranged to pass through said eyelet downwardly and rearwardly close tothe head of the wearer,

a spring pin comprisinga flat curved band arranged to slidexthrough saidsheath and adapted to automatically'clasp the head of the wearer of'thehat, and means carried by the spring pin for preventing the with drawalof the pin from the sheath. V

7. The combination with a hat'having an eyelet, of a curved sheatharranged to pass through said eyelet downwardly and rearwardly close tothe head of the'wearer,

said sheath iaving a flange at its upper end, a spring pin comprising aflat curved band arranged to slide, through said sheath and adapted toautomatically clasp the head of the wearer'of the hat,'means carried bythe spring pin for preventing the withdrawal of the pin from the sheath,said means comprising an integral enlargement of the pin at one endofthe latter, and a spiral spring carried by the pin andarranged to bearagainst the 'flangeon said 1 sheath. 7 r V EMMA '1. MILLER.

Witnesses CHAs. M. DICKSON, FRANK HIoKs.

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